Loddon Valley Link 201606 - June 2016

The Loddon Valley Link
Church and Village Magazine
Issue 490
June 2016
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www.Loddonvalleylink.org.uk
Editorial
Welcome to the June edition of the Link.
A bit of an election special this month with a new Parish Council in
Sherfield Park and changes in Sherfield on Loddon and Stratfield Saye.
Status quo remains in Hartley Wespall and Stratfield Turgis.
Simon Boase
This month our centre pages are all about the beautiful woodwork on display
in St Marys church in Hartley Wespall. Well worth a visit.
Contents
The new Sherfield and Bramley Borough councillor gives us
Church Services... 4
her first update this month. Welcome Venetia.
Messy Church & Registers. 5
Sherfield & District show is coming faster than you think so
Ministers Letter ..... 7
Loddon Players ... 8
get preparing now. Especially for the sunflower competition.
Prayer Page.11
As part of the show the Loddon Valley Link has a best cover
Sherfield & District Show . 19
photograph competition awarded at the show so send your
Sherfield Village Fete ... 22
entries to the editor. Photos should be high resolution
Stratfield Saye PC .... 25
(300dpi) jpegs in portrait format and suitable for our cover!
Sherfield PC ...29
Apart from that anything goes but think seasonal and local.
St Marys Church . 30/31
Sherfield Park .. 35
Its Fete season! Sherfield on Loddon Village Fete is fast
NWR & Evergreens.. 39
approaching, closely followed by Stratfield Saye and then
Beat Report .... 40
Sherfest. at Sherfield Park.
Village Green 42
Weve got most of the usual reports this month with a couple Borough Councillor . 43
Stratfield Saye .. 47
of notable exceptions. If were missing yours then get in
Gardening Club 48
touch.
Small Ads... 56
Dont forget to check some of the areas beautiful gardens
Useful Tel: Nos57
opening for charity too.
Also on an editorial note we have a new volunteer editor.
Welcome to Howard Perkins who youll be hearing more from later in the year.
This months cover of Summer Preparations from me . Please keep your photos and articles
coming in to:-: editor@loddonvalleylink.org.uk.
Stratfield Turgis Parish Annual General Meeting

Friday 3rd June
In the Cricket Pavilion on the Recreation Ground
From 7:30 pm
We have a guest speaker from CPRE
(Campaign to Protect Rural England)
Wine and nibbles will be provided.

All residents welcome
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Parish Registers
Baptism
Services
June 2016
Sunday 5th June

10.00am Holy Communion
Trinity 2
St Leonards Sherfield
10.00am
St Marys Stratfield Saye*
Family Service
6.30pm
Holy Communion
Friday 10th June
4.15pm
Messy Church
St Marys Hartley Wespall
Sherfield Community Centre
Sunday 12th June

10.00am Queens Birthday Thanksgiving
Trinity 3
11.00am
Sherfield Village Green
Songs of Praise
Pippa Rose Harrison

Elissa Lydia Diane Toomer
Evelyn Rose Towns
Finley Thomas Towns
17.04.16
24.04.16
24.04.16
24.04.16
Sherfield
Sherfield
Sherfield
Sherfield
Wedding
Robert Symons &
Carina Mill
07.05.16
Hartley Wespall
Friday 10th June 2016

Sunday 19th June
Trinity 4
10.00am
Holy Communion & Sunday Club
6.30pm
Evensong
Sunday 26th June

8.00am
Holy Communion
Trinity 5
10.00am
Together in Worship
(a service for all ages)
Theme The Good Shepherd

All welcome! Lots of craft, worship and tea for
the children!
4.15 Arrive, Register, prepare for Worship
4.30 Worship followed by craft activities
5.15 Meal - cafe style (finish at 5.30pm)
Sunday 3rd July

10.00am Holy Communion
Trinity 6
10.00am
Family Service
St Marys Stratfield Saye*
(and please advise of any food allergies).
6.30pm
Holy Communion
For more information and to book, please contact :
Children are welcome at all our services. Services in italics are particularly
geared to children and families.
It is essential that you book
Peta Alvares: padalvares@gmail.com or on Facebook: messychurchsol
*Drive up close to the white gates, which will open automatically .

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MINISTERS LETTER
BREACH LANE CHAPEL

Sherfield on Loddon
Following on the People who inspired me
Geoff Belsham 01256 882534 / 07519 708416

Transport is available for all events at the chapel
Dear Friends,
Services for June

Thursday 2nd
7.45pm
Friday 3rd
Sunday 5th
Friday 10th
10.30am
10.30am
10.30am
House Group & Bible Study at 7 Pound Close,

Bramley
Open Morning at the Chapel
Family Worship led by Steve Smith
Saturday 11th
Sunday 12th
12.30pm
10.30am
Stall at the Village Fete

Family Worship led by Alastair Sneddon
11am
10.30am
Songs of Praise on the Common

Sunday 19th
10.30am
Wednesday 22nd
Friday 24th
2.30pm
10.30am
Family Worship led by Neil Owen including

Holy Communion
Midweek Fellowship led by Geoff Belsham
Saturday 25th
2.30pm
Sunday 26th
10.30am
Thursday 30th
10.30am
Friday 17
th
Through the Roof Club led by Geoff Belsham

Trionomoes
Family Worship led by Rev. Richard Lane
The Morning Dew Ladies Fellowship led by
Cora
St. Leonards Church

The Church
Open Days for
June are 4h, 18st
and 25th. Open
from 10am till
4pm
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Catholic Services
St Bedes and Holy
Ghost Churches,
Basingstoke.
Parish Office Open
Tues to Friday
9.30 am-1.00 pm Tel.465214.
Sunday Mass 9.00 am, 11.00 am
and 6.30 pm
I have always believed, ever since I can

remember. It has been and always will be
instinctive in me. Specifically I have always
known God, as distinct from believing that
there is a God. At the age of five I clearly
understood, believed and put my faith in
Jesus and invited him to be the centre and
source of my life, though I didnt actually
use those words. Importantly I was never
pressured and nobody forced me to this
belief my father would never have allowed
that. You might claim that children are
impressionable and easily led and so, being
brought up in a believing household, my
early faith would make sense. However, as I
have been around children in the church
and at school, where backgrounds vary
considerably, I have observed many times
that children are deeply spiritual without any
help or influence from us. Their insights,
when they are engaged in conversations
about life issues, are often deeply profound
and their grasp has an instinctive quality.
The problem is that they are also
impressionable and we sceptical adults do
a good job of either knocking that aspect of
their whole person out of them or imposing
a religious system of belief on them in order
to contain and shape it to our version of
faith. Neither is good and neither is Godly.
We need, instead to nurture faith in them as
it appears.
My own fathers influence in this respect
nurtured me and empowered me to
embrace my faith in Jesus in the most
productive way possible. (Note: this is very
different from embracing it in my own way;
that is often misleading and flawed).
Despite being a theologian with three
research degrees, his faith was remarkably
simple and accessible. The language of
story and clear explanation he used,
coupled with the way he made

his faith real in his actions, was
amazing, enthralling and
attractive. He always
encouraged me to explore rather than just
accept at face value. He also taught me that
not everything will have the kind of
explanation I might be looking for; that there
are mysteries as well as certainties. He was
often fond of gently saying, That is why it is
called faith, old chap, I can still hear him.
He was far from perfect and admitted that
he had made many mistakes but his sole
focus was to imitate the simple life of Jesus,
that is the Gospel version and not the rather
ornate and complicated one the church has
sometimes manufactured. I personally
reject the encrusted versions and believe
that, if you read the Gospels (Good News),
which contain the life and words of Jesus,
who incidentally also rejected similar
encrustations on a relatively simple Jewish
faith, you will find everything you need for
life and growth in this world and the next.
To my father these were words of life as
they are to me now. He might say, if you
want a version of faith in Jesus then follow
the Gospel one (Matthew, Mark, Luke and
John) its all there in black and white. He
had seen as I have that the result of adding
anything to the simple Gospel or taking
anything away, thus customizing it, is that
you end up by losing all of it. It is only
effective as it is.
Through his influence and his abhorrence of
nonsense I have come to realise that
religion is too complicated but the Gospel is
really simple. Like him, that is all I want, a
simple faith in Jesus.
Every blessing.
Stephen
(Priest in Charge) 01256 881071
sb113lb@gmail.com
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What a Farce.
of supervit tablets from Mavis.
A play written by
Raymond Hopkins.
Carolyn stepped in very ably for Isobel,

with barely the flutter of a script. I enjoyed
Mark hamming it up, do all journalists wear
dirty macs.
Another very
enjoyable evenings
entertainment from
the Loddon Players.
The grand finale is reached following a

whole series of well performed, fairly
This comedy is set in predictable but still very funny
complications and denouements.
the home of Anita
and Clive Debanks
Great directorial debut by the two Pets and
who have been married for 28 years. The
I look forward to more.
passage of the play covers a six week
Raymond Hopkins donates his royalties
from this and other farces, to
Multiple Sclerosis Research and
has done so since 1998. He was
in the audience on the night
watched and I m sure he
thought it was all in a good
cause. In fact I was able to grab him in the
carpark (almost literally) as we left and he
very gallantly answered a couple of things
that were perplexing me. All it needed to
round off a lovely evening was a kiss.
period leading up to Clives 50th birthday.
Clive, whos never played away
endeavours to recapture his youth with a
foray into a lonely hearts column, without
telling his wife (obviously) suitably
encouraged by his best friend Jack with a
small wager. His wife, Anita, enters the
loveless couple into a competition for the
Perfect Married Couple, to win a
Caribbean cruise, without telling her
husband. Both from the same paper. Let
the confusion and fun begin.
Another sterling performance from Pete F
(the wig suits) ably
supported by the
whole cast and I
especially want to
get my next supply
THE CAST
Anita - Louise Hayling
Claire - Jane Hatter
Clive - Pete Francis
Jack - Pete Cook
Tracy - Emily Browne
Annabel - Isobel Hamilton
- Carolyn Miles
Mavis - Frances Lewis
Emily - Joy Newman
Henry - Mark Adams
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Thought for the Month
Philippians 1 : 9-11
9
And this is my prayer: that your love may

abound more and more in knowledge and
depth of insight, 10 so that you may be able
to discern what is best and may be pure
and blameless for the day of Christ, 11 filled
with the fruit of righteousness that comes
through Jesus Christto the glory and
praise of God.
The NIV Bible
part but out of your sheer grace.

We ask you now to draw us close
to you and to help us to grow to
maturity in Christ.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
Prayer Points for June
Give thanks for the Queen and her

faithfulness and the long years of her reign.
Prayer for the Month.
Pray for the success of the many parties
taking place in our local villages and
Lord of all, as we think today of your great
faithfulness, the constancy of your love and throughout the whole of the United
Kingdom. May they be times of fellowship
the dependability of your grace, so we are
and joy.
made conscious of our faithlessness, our
inconstancy, our fickle undependable faith, Pray for the people Syria who are coping
with the divisions in their country and trying
for our failure to live as your people. We
to bring peace to this war torn country.
have so much that should inspire us, so
Pray for all who affected by the divisions in
many reasons to put our trust in you, for
you have sustained and guided this church our country and may the European
over the years, speaking your word, calling elections in June bring unity rather than
further division.
fresh generations to faith and opening up
new avenues of service, yet still our faith is The parents of and for the children who will
be baptised this month.
weak and our vision small. We have so
Those who will be married in our churches
much to share together, our hopes and
this month and over the summer and for all
dreams, joys and blessings, each of us
have differing experiences of your love and whose anniversaries fall in this month. May
their lives be guided by your Holy Spirit and
contrasting journeys of faith. We come to
may they be aware of your presence
you today reminded of your faithfulness to
us, shown not because of any virtue on our throughout their marriages
St Leonards Church Room is available for hire
The new church room is a light modern space with kitchen and toilet
facilities. Suitable for meetings or childrens parties!
For more information about hiring please contact:
admin@stleonardschurch.co.uk / 01256 882788

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www.classictreeservices.co.uk
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GARDEN MACHINERY SERVICES

Servicing
Repairs
Tuning
Adjustment
Sharpening
Miles Elliott
Phone/Fax:
Turgis Green
01256 882224
Mobile:07810573479E-mail:
miles.elliott@btinternet.com
Nows the time for servicing
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STRATFIELD SAYE FETE COMMITTEE

The village fete is on the 25th June.
Preparation is well under way and all
villagers should have had a leaflet asking
for volunteers to help, so we can give stall
holders a break. If you could offer an hour
or two it would gratefully received.
will be a box of books which will be free to

take. You can leave a donation with the
stall holder if you wish.
The date of the next fete committee
meetings will be 25th May at 8.00 and then
9th June at 8.00 at the Iron Duke.
Warmest greetings to you all.
We are aiming to raise money for a play

area in the recreation field for the children Jean Carruthers
of the village and of course grandchildren, stratfieldsayefete@gmail.com
somewhere they can meet and have fun. If
you have any strong ideas where the
money could go instead please let me
know and it will passed to the fete
committee to be considered.
We are looking for items for a tombola stall
and also a raffle. Any items you can spare
can be brought to me at 41 New Street or
at the Iron Duke. At the side of each stall
The Garage at Sherfield

www.thegarageatsherfield.co.uk
Goddards Lane,
Sherfield-on-Loddon, HOOK, Hants. RG27 0EZ
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MOTs Cars and

Motorcycles
Service
Diagnostics
Repairs
Air Conditioning
Recovery
Collection and Delivery
service available.
Tel: 01256 882271

Mobile: 07812 939 498
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Contact Roy on 01256 861462

Mobile: 07798 570443.
Website: www.molegone.co.uk
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The Four Horseshoes

Old Reading Road
Sherfield on Loddon
RG27 2EX
Tel: 01256 882296

www.the4horseshoes.co.uk
Traditional village pub
2 meals for 10
Midday to 7pm TuesdayFriday
Until further notice
Children and dogs welcome
Sit in the pub, out the front or in our secluded pub garden
Function room/skittle alley for hire please enquire

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Outgoing Mayors Award

Thursday 19th May saw
the announcement and
ceremony for Mayors
Awards for Basingstoke.
We are delighted to
announce that St.
Michaels Home Care
received The Mayors
Award to Business which is awarded to a
local business that, in the opinion of the
outgoing Mayor, Cllr Anne Court, has
contributed to the well-being of the
borough.
organising sport for young

people, theatre and arts
activities, contributing to village
life. The award is a badge supplied
by Thomas Fattorini of Birmingham and
can be worn on a ribbon at Civic
occasions. The awards are entirely at the
discretion of the Mayor. The new mayor
Cllr Jane Frankum took over from Cllr
Court.
The Mayor makes an award at the end of

his or her year, presented at Annual
Council, to up to three people who he they
feel have made a contribution to life in
Basingstoke but who would not otherwise
be recognised .Past awards have gone to
people who have worked in areas such as
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Sherfield on Loddon Parish Council

Meeting dates
West Green Road, Hartley Wintney

RG27 8LP
Open June (date varies) to late
September for Pick Your Own & Picked
fruit, vegetables and flowers including
Strawberries, Tayberries, Currants,
Gooseberries, Raspberries, New
Potatoes & Asparagus; local Honey,
Free Range Eggs and Homemade
Jams & Ice Creams
CALL 01252 845772
from May 1st for information, & to place
orders or visit
www.westgreenfruits.com
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The next Full Parish Council meeting

dates are 8 June 2016 and 13 July at
7.30 pm in the Liddell Hall. Please
check the parish noticeboards or the
website for the agendas which are
posted prior to the meetings.
Parish Council Elections
Following the elections on 5 May 2016,
there is now a new parish council.
Your parish councillors are: John
Attwood, Bruce Batting, Simon Dodd,
Diana Effiong, Richard Gaiger, Sandy
Johnston, Barry Neale and Venetia
Rowland. Cllr Rowland was been
elected at the AGM as Chairman for
the year and Cllr Neale is Vice
Chairman. Please refer

to the Parish website for
their contact details
www.sherfieldonloddon-pc.gov.uk/
Council/Councillors.aspx
Annual Allotment Competition
The judging of the allotments will take
place during the third week of July.
Hopefully the plots will be flourishing
by then.
Catherine Ryle - Clerk to the Parish
Council, Sherfield-on-Loddon,
PO Box 6862, Basingstoke RG24 4QZ
Telephone: 01256 842662
Email: clerk@sherfieldonloddon-pc.gov.uk
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Hartley
Wespall
Church
A CARPENTERS REFLECTION
As a child I loved to visit old
churches with my father; the more ancient
the better. He had a great understanding
of them but, more than that, he had the
ability to connect them with the people who
built them, the communities who
worshipped in them and the families who
were laid to rest in their churchyards,
crypts and tombs. I am no expert on
church architecture but I am an enthusiast.
What I write here is a more of a response
to being around and in St Marys than
anything else. My purpose is simply to get
you to go and explore the building for
yourselves.
Being a carpenter and joiner not
only connects you to things fashioned from
wood but also the wood itself; the grain,
the surface, the look,
the finish, the patina,
the feel and the smell.
It is a whole
experience for me,
rather like enjoying
good food. If youre in
to all of that then St
Marys will be a treat.
I have visited a lot of
churches; some
ornate and some
plain. All have their
charm and their
Part of the main
dedicated admirers.
door inside the
porch. I imagine
Despite the variety
how I would have and beauty of what I
made it
have seen, nothing
quite prepared me for
what I found as I entered this church for
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at the base of the half round storey posts

that sit between the three bays in the main
Nave. Someone put those posts in, people
sat beside them through countless services,
a Rector or churchwarden noticed that they
were decaying and someone, probably a
village carpenter who worked in a simple
workshop much
like mine in
Dorset, found
some oak at the
back of his store
to repair it. Who
knows, he might
have even had to
convert it from an
old log or branch
as I did in order
to make my first
hunting gate.
Theres the point,
you see, there
was no builders
merchant as
such. This was
St Mary the Virgin, Hartley Wespall, showing its magnificent west wall.
particularly driven
home for me as
my eye was drawn up the storey posts, past
one historian describes as fine (I dont
the moulded capitals and the spring arched
agree and see it as incongruous), the work
braces to the cambered tie beams, king
is very ordinary and quite rough. The
posts and cusped struts, the massive
reality is that when working with green oak
arched braces and then the rafters.
there is very little one can do to make it
Somebody had to find all of that material in
fine and, when one does, there is no
telling where the drying process will take
your workan extreme example being
Chesterfield Cathedrals crooked spire.
the first time. My breath was taken away
and I felt, somehow, wrapped in beauty.
Now I am not normally given to such
effusive language, so what do I mean by
that? Does it house particularly fine and
exquisite workmanship? Well, no, not
really. Apart from the Rood Screen, which
Part of the beauty of St Marys is

the rough, sometimes disjointed nature of
the timberwork. Having worked on many
vernacular buildings I have noted that the
degree of craftsmanship varies
enormously as does the material. Of
course there is more to read than just the
original work. Nails in the curved roof
braces suggest plaster lathes were present
once. Damp and rot, not to mention beetle,
have taken their toll too and new pieces
have been scarfed in all over the placea
task I have undertaken myself many a
time. A good example of this can be seen
The arched braces remind me of the inside of

a whale. Upside down and you have the ribs
of a boat. The word Nave comes from the
Latin, navis, ship.
the form of trees, convert it, or get it

converted in the saw pit by sawyers (top
dog and underdog).
One of my favourite books, The
Wheelwrights shop by George Sturt,
describes how wood was selected for
various uses, in that case wheels and carts.
Sturt could never get a definitive
methodology from his men; they just knew
by looking at a tree what it would yield
almost wood lore.
One almost tantalising fact gleaned
from A History of the County of Hampshire
ed. William Page (1911) is as follows:
Externally the building is entirely modern,
except the west end of the nave, but its
walls inclose the main timbers of the nave
of a half-timber church of c. 1330, a very
remarkable and interesting survival.
It is hard to chose a favourite part of
the building but a prime contender has to
be the external and original west elevation.
There is a crude, simple beauty to the halftimber frame. Every element is cusped and
the lower section seems vastly oversized.
But then, it is almost mischievous, as if
someone had a free hand and played it for
all it was worth. Even the pilaster
surmounted on the
centre post, (right)
echoing the shape
of the stone
buttresses, and
apparently serving
no useful purpose,
makes me smile
and think, I
wonder what it is
hiding. Come and
enjoy the church
for yourself, sit
awhile in the lovely
oak pews, and let
your imagination wander.
Stephen
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WHATS ON IN JUNE
The Body Shop at Home Party
Mind, Body & Spirit Fayre
Zoolab, mini beast workshop
Hypnotherapy workshop
Thursday 2nd June

Saturday 4th June
Saturday 11th June
Saturday 25th June
Further details of these activities and how to book are on our

website www.sherfieldparkcommunity.co.uk/events
SUMMER
HOLIDAY CLUB
SHERFEST
Weeks commencing
128pm
Saturday 2nd July
8th & 15th August

8.306pm
Full day or half days available
More details and booking forms
can be found on our website.
Early booking recommended due
to limited availability
Live music, food stalls, Bar

with real ale and cider,
inflatables, mascots, face
painting, ice cream van and
more!
Free entry
Rooms for Hire: Corporate meetings, children's parties, birthdays, wedding receptions and other special occasions
Contact us on 01256 883967 or admin@sherfieldparkcommunity.co.uk for
tickets, bookings and information or visit www.sherfieldparkcommunity.co.uk
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News from Sherfield Park

NEW PARISH COUNCIL STARTS UP
Your seven new councillors went straight to
work hosting a pop-up cafe three days after
the election to meet residents and listen to
your concerns. Later that week we held our
first official Parish Council meeting to set up
the organisation, committees and financial
processes required to serve the community.
(Ellen Bencard et al.)

functional soon. Youll soon see three new
notice boards around the Park to further
spread the news.
Your councillors want to hear from you! To
reach us by email, use the names in the
brackets below followed by
@sherfieldparkparishcouncil.gov.uk.
LOCAL ARTISTS BRING LIGHT & LIFE

TO COMMUNITY CENTRE
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INVITES

YOU TO JOIN THE FUN
An inspiring exhibition called Life & Light

opened amid much excitement and a big
splash of colour at the Sherfield Park
Community Centre at the end of April. Ten
local artists known as the North Hampshire
Artists brought together many fine
examples of their work, in conjunction with
the West Berkshire & North Hampshire
Open Studios 2016 programme.
The Sherfield Park Community

Association (SPCA) depends on
volunteers: the more helping hands we
have, the more good things we can
produce for the community.
Afterwards, the councillors invited all

attending to stay for coffee, cake and
conversation, something we plan to make a
regular feature of all our meetings.
Between these sessions and conversation
on neighbourhood Facebook pages, we are
getting an idea of the issues you would like
us to focus on. Heres what youre talking to
us most about:
Our poor broadband. Frustrating for all,

but a particular issue for home workers
and business owners.
Parking problems and speeding,
particularly on Rockbourne Rd. and
Cufaude Lane.
Anyone can help! You dont necessarily

have to commit the time to becoming a
trustee (the group that runs the centre and
the SPCA). Lend a hand running the bar or
a raffle, or organise a whole event. Maybe
youre an accountant, solicitor or design
consultant or you have any other
specialist skills you could bring to the party.
In other news construction on the
Community Centres conversion project will
start this summer, and while construction
will interfere with some of our normal
activities, well be working to minimise the
interruption. Check our website and the
next issue of the LVL for updates.
From the left in the photo above, we are:

Howard Perkins (cllr.perkins)
Jenny Vaux (cllr.vaux)
Involving more of the community in a

broader variety of activities.
Joyce Bowyer, Chair (cllr.bowyer)
Public transport, especially for older

neighbours.
Ellen Bencard, Vice Chair (cllr.bencard)
Frequent communications.
Not pictured:
Litter and dog waste.
Chris Wilson (cllr.wilson)
Theres good news on the last: weve

received a grant from the Borough to fund a
litter warden, and will be advertising for
someone to fill the role soon. If youre
interested (its a paid position), get in touch
with any of us.
Our parish clerk, Sue Talbot (clerk@). is

essential to running things. As a paid
council official, she knows all the rules and
keeps us following them. If you dont know
where to start with a request, go to her.
Audrey Gordon (cllr.gordon)

Herbert Goodenough (cllr.goodenough)
They mounted a magnificent show of

paintings in various media, including
watercolours, oils, acrylics and pastels.
Glasswork, digital art and some truly
stunning photography complemented the
show. Basingstoke Mayor, Councillor Anne
Court, opened the month-long exhibition
and had high praise for the standard of
work. A show of such high calibre, attended
by local worthies, highlights the broadening
range of activities taking place at the
Sherfield Park Community Centre.
To inquire about having your own event
there, go to
www.sherfieldparkcommunity.co.uk
The extension will add another floor on top

of the east side of the building, giving us
two more rooms to let out for a variety of
activities, as well as providing a better
home for our youth club activities.
The Shop for Sherfield Park remains on
schedule. Croudace reports that the new
building programme is going. The SPCA
trustees are interviewing shortlisted
candidates who are interested in running
the shop. We hope to announce the winner
in time for the July issue of the LVL.
The SPCA welcomes the new Parish
Council and looks forward to collaborating
with another organisation completely
dedicated to making our community a
better place. We wish all the new
Councillors well.
On the communications front, in addition to

regular updates in the LVL please follow us
on Facebook for regular updates. Were
working on a website which should be
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Flower Festival at Bramley Church

from June 23rd to June 26th.
There will be cream teas available up to Sunday in Cross House.
Open from 10am to 5pm.
Proteus Theatre Company

THE QUEEN'S SHEEP
There was a time (not so very long ago!)
when sheep were allowed to roam freely on
the village common! You may well be too
young to remember but our Queen certainly
does and she misses her sheep!
In a unique project that supports both art in
rural settings and to celebrate the 90th
birthday of her Majesty, Proteus is working
with installation artist Louise Hight to create
life-size sheep in the royal colours in a
series community workshops.
The flock of sheep will be touring around
Basingstoke and Deane's village greens
and appearing at village fetes throughout
the summer. Come and be part of a piece
of creative history and help to adorn a
Sheep sculpture installation with royal
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ribbons at a village fete near you and

celebrate Elizabeth's birthday
All workshops are free to take part in, a
fantastic way to celebrate Elizabeths 90th
birthday and a great source of family fun!
The ever increasing flock of sheep will be
at:
Sherfield on Loddon Village Fete, 11th June,
10am - 4:30pm
Silchester Village Fete, 18th June, 12pm 3:30pm
Old Basing Carnival, 18th June, 12pm - 4pm
Overton Sheep Fair, 16th and 17th July,
11am - 4pm
#thequeenssheep #thesummeriscoming
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Whats in the hat

Our May meeting was a Hat evening. We
write subjects for discussion on pieces of
paper and put them into a container.
These are then pulled out at random. They
can be serious or light-hearted and almost
always result in lively discussion. We
started with What wisdom would you like to
share with the next generation? Get a
good education was the first suggestion, as
it is the passport to your future. Others
said not to worry about things too much, let
nature take its course, support your
children and keep in regular touch with
your family.
The next topic was Social
Media, especially
Facebook, is controlling
our society. We had
already been talking
about the current
obsession with mobile
phones, how people walk along the street
looking at their screens, people on trains
dont seem to read books or papers
anymore and diners often seem more
interested in their text messages, social
media or playing games than talking to
each other. However, our opinions varied
on the use of Facebook. Obviously some
people spend hours on it, but it can be a
useful way of keeping in touch with family
and friends, especially if they live far away
in other countries. Photos can be uploaded
and viewed by friends, who can then add
their own
comments
and you can
reach a lot of
people with minimal effort. Like a lot of
good ideas, it can be abused though.
We then discussed What are you most
grateful for in your life? I think we all
agreed on this good health, family,
friends, living where we do and living at this
particular time. Weve lived through a time
of relative peace, amazing changes in
technology, increased prosperity for many
and major advances in medicine. Our last
discussion was on the forthcoming
referendum Stay In or Leave? We were
split half and half on this one, which
probably is indicative of the whole country if
we believe what we read in the press.
Some were worried about massive
immigration if we stay in, whereas others
did not think it was a problem. Someone
asked, at what point is this country full?
There are lots of questions and views, but
no one knows the answers until it happens.
Our second May event (after the deadline
for the next edition) is a ramble and pub
meal at Winchfield report next month.
Our next proper meeting is Nominate a
Genius, when we choose our favourite
genius, alive or dead.
Gill Fearon
Evergreens by May McQueen

This month we celebrated our birthday by
having a lovely afternoon tea at the Four
Horseshoes. We enjoyed sandwiches,
scones with jam and cream followed by a
selection of cakes. Everybody enjoyed
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themselves and it was a lovely social

afternoon.
The next meeting on the 6th June will be a
talk from the Basingstoke local branch of
the RSPB.
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Latest Beat Report

Burglaries:
Burglaries are a Local Beat Priority across
the whole of Basingstoke. There has been
one reported Burglary this month across
Bramley and Sherfield which is a decrease
over last month.
The dwelling burglary was in Bramley on
Cufaude Lane, offender(s) appear to have
entered a property via a window. There was
no apparent search within the property or
anything discovered stolen.
(Continued from page 40)
101 and report it as a

crime. It would appear the
main properties targeted
are visible from the Cinder
Track. Also if you see youths picking up
stones from a neighbours driveway then
please also call this in to us.
Suspicious Incidents:
There have also been 8 suspicious vehicle/

person reports. There is nothing to concern
me about the increase in these reports. Just
because something gets reported as
Even though the normal advice has been
on every beat report for two years I will still suspicious it doesnt mean anything bad is
promote this advice due to Burglaries being actually happening or likely to happen, its
just something that seems odd for the area.
a beat priority set by the local community
If you see anything you consider being
and I still visit addresses where the owner
suspicious please call us on 101 to report it.
has not completed any of the advice. (See
If there are any units free at the time of the
last month)
call, they will attend. I am impressed of the
Anti Social Behaviour:
detail people giving to us. The majority of
There have been 10 reports of ASB this
the suspicious vehicles that have been
month. That is an increase of 3 reported
called in to us have been with a full
incidents over the last month. Five of these registration! It helps us out a lot when we
incidents was ASB Nuisance and 5 being have this line of enquiry as we can normally
Environmental.
locate the owner and ask them what they
were doing.
I would like to encourage all residents to
report any incidents of anti social behaviour Overall:
to us on 101, or if you are a resident of
An increase in ASB as the weather starts
social housing and your issues are with a
getting warmer, which was expected. We
neighbour also living in social housing
have also had more reports of suspicious
accommodation, please report any
incidents. The theft of vehicle is relating to a
incidents to your local housing officer, if the quadbike being stolen from Sherfield on
problem then persists then your Housing
Loddon. One vehicle seizure and the
Officer will contact me. Please do report
impaired (drunk) driving are linked, this
ASB because if it doesnt get reported then incident happened when a moped rider
I will not know that its happening and
crashed in Cufaude Lane it was rider error
therefore I will not be able to focus my
and no other persons were involved, the
patrol time efficiently.
error he made was drinking alcohol and
Criminal Damage
deciding to ride a bike he had no insurance

for. The other vehicle seizure is relating to a
There have been a few incidents this year
of catapults being used to break windows. If female having no licence, no insurance, no
you have experienced this then please call
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MOT and no tax that was sighted in

Bramley but was stopped in Sherfield on
Loddon.
March Crime Stats
ASB 10
Assault 2
Burglary Dwelling 1
Burglary non-Dwelling 0
Criminal Damage 6
Concern for welfare 0
Driving Complaint 0
Impaired Driving 1
Public Order Incident 2
Road Traffic Collision 2
Suspicious Incidents 8
Theft 1
Theft of Vehicle 1
Vehicle Seizure 2
A Tigers Tale!
Celebrated local artist Jayne Perkins has
just received some really exciting news
about her work.
Emergency. As always, please can I ask

all residents to report any suspicious
persons, vehicles or incidents using the 101
telephone number; please only ring 999 if it
is a genuine emergency. An easy guide on
which number to use is this:
Is the incident in progress and is there a
risk of injury or damage to property? 999
Has the incident already happened and
there is no longer any risk? 101
Anything else we need to know about?
101
Many thanks,
PCSO Nathan Johnson
done so far, well keep you posted as the

results come in. Jayne is a member of the
North Hampshire Artists highlighted on
p35 and teaches her watercolour and pastel
techniques at the village hall in Stratfield
Saye.
One of her watercolour tigers, Waiting,

(below right) has been shortlisted in the
See this and more of Jaynes work at
highly prestigious David Shepherd Wildlife www.janyneperkins.co.uk
Artist of the Year 2016 Competition.
Jaynes picture was selected from the many
thousands sent in each year by
artists from around the world and,
regardless of the final outcome,
she is absolutely delighted to have
her work acknowledged and
accepted by the judges. We will
follow Jaynes progress through
the final stages of the competition
with great interest.
All of pictures selected to be hung
will be displayed at the Mall
Galleries in London from 28 June
2016. So fingers crossed and well
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Sherfield Village Green Matters by the Village Green Group

Trees
Ducks
Safety work is due to be carried out in the

near future to a small number of the Horse
Chestnuts along the Bramley Road and to a
Beech near the War Memorial, which
unfortunately is diseased at the base.
Please remember to switch to healthier

alternatives than bread for our ducks such
as greens, seed
or corn. Each
year we throw
away about
1,200,00 tonnes
of fresh fruit and
vegetables, with
salad making up
a large proportion of the waste, so you
could easily give your leftovers to ducks.
(However, in a recent survey, ducks said
they liked kale best, followed by pea
shoots, rocket and iceberg lettuce, but they
werent keen at all on watercressso not
all salad is the same!).
Volunteers
Our third volunteering session included
weeding around the bases of young fruit
trees and then mulching them, clearing the
culvert below the Jubilee Pond weir,
removing lots of debris from the pond itself
and laying wood chippings on the path
behind the Cricket Pavilion to provide
easier walking. Thanks to everyone who
turned out and gave their time. If you see
something that you think needs attention,
please let us know through the Parish
Clerk.
Dogs BAG IT
AND BIN IT!
The new dog
waste stations are
being well used,
but there are still
those who are not
bothering to pick
up. Keep your dog under close control at
all times, so that you know where it has
been. If you cant control your dog, then
you must keep it on a lead particularly at
night. Please remember that used bags
can be deposited in any bin on the Village
Green, or in your own dustbin. If you
believe that the supply of bags at a waste
station is running low, please leave a
message on 01256 842662.
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Welcome to a new Borough Councillor

My name is Venetia Rowland and I would
like to introduce myself to you as your new
Conservative Borough Councillor (for
Bramley and Sherfield on Loddon). As
some of you may know, Chris Tomblin
stepped down this year after many years of
hard work as your Independent Councillor.
May I wish him well in his new role on the
Bramley Parish Council.
First and foremost I would like to express
my gratitude to all those who helped me to
success, in particular, John and Pamela
Darker whose enthusiasm and support I
owe a big thank you, but most of all to
Our next volunteering session will be on

Saturday 4th June, meeting at the War
Memorial at 2pm. We hope you can
come.
Article by the Village Green Group.
YOU, Bramley and Sherfield on Loddon
residents, who have put your faith in me. I
will do my very best not to let you down.
Thank you.
Thank You from an old one.
Now on to what I
stand for. I am
committed to acting
on local issues which
make the difference.
In meeting many residents the main topics
of concern are traffic issues and housing
development which will have a huge impact
on both villages. Hopefully, with the BDBC
Local Plan having now going to the council
on the 26th May there will be a more
realistic control on exploitative development
by developers and landowners.
I also support The Safe Routes to
Schools initiative which aims to enable
children to walk and cycle to school safely.
And lastly, if you are: running a baby/child/
youth/adult group, starting one or even
thinking about one, I would love to hear
from you. With my knowledge of setting up
small focus groups to large scale
government initiatives, perhaps I can help
you. So get your thinking caps on and let's
see if we can make a difference!
I am contactable by email
Cllr.Venetia.Rowland@basingstoke.gov.uk
or visit my Facebook page
www.facebook.com/Bramley-and-Sherfield1734367933456117/
website elainestill.com
07747862913
I would like to say a big thank you to
everyone who voted for me in the Borough 01256880926
Council local elections on 5th May. I feel
elaine.still@hants.gov.uk
honoured to be able to continue to
represent all residents of Sherfield Park
and Chineham to the very best of my
ability.
Elaine
cllr.elaine.still@basingstoke.gov.uk
Borough and County Councillor for
Sherfield Park and Chineham
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STRATFIELD SAYE PARISH COUNCIL REPORT

The Parish Council held their AGM on
Monday 9th May 2016 in the Village Hall
when the newly elected Councillors
officially accepted their office as
Councillors for Stratfield Saye. With
regret, but also thanks for his many years
of service to the community, Cllr Clive
Manser has retired from the Council and
the new Chairman is Cllr Ian Pearson.
Thanks were noted to Suzanne Nixon,
leaving the Parish Council after several
years, and a welcome issued to Charlotte
Toosey and Amanda Harborne, who are
both joining the Parish Council for the first
time. The PC now comprises:
Jean Carruthers, Nick Hall. Amanda
Harborne, James Hare, Ian Pearson,
Geoffrey Preston. Charlotte Toosey.
Clive Manser gave his report covering the
past year which noted the installation of a
new boiler at the Village Hall, the replaced
cesspit at the recreation ground and the
very successful Waterloo Day last June
when funds were raised to fund the
defibrillator now installed on the side of the
Iron Duke.
The new Council needs to decide at the
next meeting on a name for the recreation
ground Pavilion, the placement of a new
bench dedicated to the late Duke of
Wellington and where the proposed plaque
commemorating the WW1 VC awarded to
Mr Welch (born in Stratfield Saye) should
be sited. So they are hoping parish
residents will send their suggestions as
soon as possible for all three to the Clerk
(ssjclerk@gmail.com or by telephone
01189332379) so that a decision can be
made at the next Parish Council meeting.
The next Parish meeting is Monday 4th
July in the Village Hall but dont forget the
monthly coffee morning on Mondays 6th
June and 4th July - do come along for a
chat and some cake as it is always an
enjoyable get together for local residents.
The Parish Council also wish success to
the local residents who are in the process
of arranging a fete in the Village for the
end of June.
Penny Mayo Parish Clerk
THE STRATFIELD SAYE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

(Grants for Children and Young People)
grant is not means-tested and is available

The Foundation was established by George for activities such as:
Pitt in 1739 and provides grants for children Music and swimming tuition, residential and
and young people under 18 in the Parishes study courses, textbooks and special
of Stratfield Saye and Beech Hill. The
equipment etc.
Trustees would like to encourage parents of Applications for grants must be received by:
Stratfield Saye and Beech Hill to make use James Hare, Stratfield Saye Estates, Estate
of this historic charity.
Office, Stratfield Saye, Near Reading, RG7
All claims, with accompanying receipts, for
extra curricular activities, where not
provided by the Local Education Authority
will be considered sympathetically. The
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2BT, not later than 30th June 2016.
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Sherfield and District Gardening Club
(from Anna Scott)
There are no meetings in June and July but An arboretum started in the year 2,000,
we will be running our usual plant stall at
featuring ornamental trees, including
the Fete on 11th June. If you have any
Malus, Prunus, Crataegus, Fraxinus and
spare plants that you want to go to a good
fruit trees.
home, please let Dan or Andy know. Wed
Roses and Viticella Clematis climb the
be happy to take them off your hands.
walls. The borders are full of colour coordinated perennials, including a white
garden and a red garden.
In July, members of the club will be visiting

Spring Pond Garden in Laverstoke. Spring
Pond is a small private garden on alkaline
soil designed by garden designer Ian
Mylles, and created since 1995 by Carolyn
Sheffield. The garden surrounds a flint and
brick house converted from a group of
derelict farm buildings, designed by the
architect, the late Francis Johnson.
The main points of interest in the garden
are:-
A spring garden with an extensive

collection of naturalised bulbs,
Cowslips, Primroses Scillas, Anenomes
and Fritillarias.
An ornamental pond, and a natural

pond with water lilies, surrounded by
marginal plants, including Primula
Candelabra, Rodgersii, and Astilbes.
A wild flower garden.
A conservatory full of Mediterranean

and tropical plants, designed by
conservatory plant specialist, Lisa
Rawley.
A BREACH LANE JOINT

CHARITY VENTURE!
Breach Lane Sherfield On Loddon
RG27 0EU
On Sunday July 3rd Terry and Brian
Raisborough open their prize winning
garden again at White Gables under the
auspices of the NGS.
Cathy and Tony Miles who live next door
at Cydonia are also opening their garden
for charity in support of M.S. by way of
serving afternoon teas and scrumptious
cakes. (Cathy lost her sister-in-law aged
39, from an aggressive form of M.S.)
Come along and enjoy the large collection
of exotic plants, cacti, hostas and lots
more including life size sculptures and a
wild bird display featuring the smallest owl

you have probably seen. Whilst at White
Gables buy a few plants and then meander
down the lane for a delicious garden
afternoon tea and cakes at Cydonia served
by Cathy and Tony.
Have a great day out and support worthy
charities at the same time!
SUNDAY JULY 3rd 1PM - 5PM
The garden is open under the NGS scheme

if non-members would like to visit on
Sunday 26 June and Wednesday 29 June
(2 - 5pm). Admission is 6.00, children free.
Anyone interested in gardening will be most
welcome to join us at our meetings in the
Sherfield Village Hall at 7:45pm.
For arrangements contact Dan on 882680
or Andy on 882350
Becky, Rita & Jeannette will be hosting a Tea at 3

fund raising event for St Michaels Hospice on
Sunday 17th July 2pm 5pm
at The Old School, Silchester Road, Bramley
(drive runs along side the allotments).
There will be refreshments and cakes available.
If anyone would like a stall at the event or for further information
please contact Becky on 07733 466210 / 01256 881358.
Everyone welcome!
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS &

MONUMENTAL MASONS.
Happy Faces Play group
ALEXANDER & DRY
Bring your happy face to our
Twenty four hour service.
A small, friendly playgroup for

children aged 2 years 6 mths to school age
Flexible Sessions
including all day
Pre-paid funeral plans available.

1 Seal Road, Basingstoke,
RG21 7NQ
Sherfield-on-Loddon
happy place
Tel: 01256 844663

Further information:
01256 880903
Prospectus/application form:
07791 141176
happyfacesplaygroup@hotmail.co.uk
www.happy-faces-playgroup.co.uk
Est. 1982. Charity No. 1029688
T: 01256 242135
M: 07990 814143
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Serving the local community for 30 years
Bathrooms & shower installations
Solar thermal installations and energy-friendly controls
Gas Safe and Oftec registered for peace of mind with
29164
gas and oil installations
Telephone: 01256 882309

Email: adrian@awburt.com
YOUR LOCAL TRADE PROFESSIONAL

FOR ALL YOUR PLUMBING, HEATING &
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FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT US:
Tel: 01256 880044 MOBILE: 07754 554554
Email: admin@pscservices.co.uk
www.pscservices.co.uk
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SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS
USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS

The dialling code is 01256, unless otherwise stated.
HOUSE CLEANING BY MARIA. Reliable and affordable service. Friendly,

experienced lady who cleans every corner. Ironing also available. References.
Tel 07933 316989. mariacleaning@live.co.uk
SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS
LOCAL PROFESSIONAL INTERIOR and EXTERIOR DECORATOR

First class job guaranteed. Over 30 years experience. No job too small. For a
free estimate ring Ian 01256 882132 or 07876021772
SEWING, EXPERIENCED AND CONVENIENT. Di is now back in the
conservatory, Sherfield Garden Centre. Bespoke dressmaking, clothing
alterations, repairs, curtains & blinds and soft furnishings. 07796 045944.
PC SUPORT. For technical help with PCs, Macs, tablets, internet,
wi-fi: repairs, upgrades and installation: Call Ian on 07977 143310.
LOCAL EXPERIENCED TAX ADVISER. Self assessment tax returns,
arrears, claims, payroll, self-employed, VAT returns. Initial consultation free.
Call 07920112533 or e-mail david_hitchins@msn.com
INSIDE/OUT Property maintenance, carpentry, decorating, locks fitted,
garden maintenance. Tel 01256 882696 or 07713 470223. E-mail
rdam549@googlemail.com
WINDOW CLEANER. Windows cleaned or gutters cleared - one off or
regularly. Local, reliable window cleaner (testimonials available). For a quote
call Pete Owen on 07762 616600 pjhcleaning@btinternet.com
MATHS AND PSYCHOLOGY TUTOR available to take on students in
Sherfield and surrounding area studying for GCSEs or A Levels. Proven track
record. Contact Lexi Ball on 07557 277121 or 01256 883838 or e-mail
lexiball707@gmail.com
EVENING ART CLASS. Monday 6.30pm to 8.30pm, Sherfield Village Hall.
Drawing and painting suitable for beginners and intermediate. Taught by
qualified teacher/artist, Louise Hight ; 01256 886383. L.hight@hotmail.co.uk
DAYTIME ART CLASS. Tuesday 10am to 12 midday, Sherfield village Hall.

Drawing and painting suitable for beginners and intermediate. Taught by
qualified teacher/ artist, Louise Hight ; 01256 886383. L.hight@hotmail.co.uk
VIRTUAL PERSONAL ASSISTANT. Do you have a small business? Busy
diary? Virtual Personal Assistant services available on a flexible basis. Check
out www.sarawillsortit.com or call Sara on 07910839533.
FOR SALE. 1 petrol powered rotorvator and 1 petrol powered

strimmer. Both in working order. For details contact Michael Reed on
01256 881311.
GARDENER REQUIRED 4 hours per week.6.00per hr. Suit retired
person. Please contact Jean Carruthers 01189 333230
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Allotments
Basingstoke Gazette
Brownies
St. Leonards Church
Breach Lane Chapel
Catholic Church
Clift Surgery Patient Group
Cricket Club (Sherfield)
Cricket Club (ST & HW)
Evergreens
Football (Junior)
Happy Faces Playgroup
Loddon Players
Loddon Quilters
Loddon Valley Link
Lunch Club.
NWR
Police - Sherfield local beat officer
Police - Sherfield Park
Police - report an incident
Poppies
Post Office
Rainbows
Sherfield. Community Care Grp
Sherfield on Loddon Fete
Sherfield Dist. Gardening Club
Sherfield Park Community Centre
Sherfield Park Parish Council
Sherfield & District Show
Short Mat Bowls
Stratfield Saye Parish Council
Stratfield Saye Village Hall
Stratfield Turgis Parish Meeting
Sherfield Parish Council
Toddler Group 0-5s
Tree Warden.
Village Green Volunteers
Whist Drive
Womens Institute
Sherfield Village Hall
Caretaker/Bookings
Management Committee
Bruce Batting
Chris Horton
Sue Handasyde-Dick
See inside back page
Geoff Belsham
Fr. Chris Rutledge
John Darker
Andy Stevens
TBC
Jean Berntsen
Fred Berntsen
Peggy Hutchins
Chris Horton
Jacky Morgan
(See back pages)
Helen Belsham
Gill Fearon
PCSO Nath Johnson
PC Jim Charlton
Police Control Room
Natalie Larner
882605
882426
882337
882534
465214
882334
882414
TBC
882798
882798
880903
882426
882350
Pam Luck
Doreen Tosswill
Bruce Batting
Dan Farrow and
Andy Morgan
Candice Wright
Sue Talbot
Natalie Larner
Norman Stanley
Penny Mayo
Linda Bishop
Sheila Campbell (Chair)
Catherine Ryle (Clerk)
Judith Sullivan
Jane Jordan
Bruce Batting
Virgilius Vickers
Christine Skillett
882534
882106
101
101
101
880075
882210
882687
882344
882605
882680
882350
883967
07464 010028
880075
881021
01189332 379
01189332106
882351
842662
883551
880852
882605
882453
880727
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Ivan Gosden
07468 427684
07940 212441
Please inform the Editor of changes to the above information.
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Germano Giugovaz 01189 332166
Claire Osborne 01256 324458
(guyclaire@tiscali.co.uk)
Simon Boase 01256 881250
(sibo999@gmail.com)
Brian Archer 01256 882099
(brianarcher@btinternet.com)
Jane Abrams 01256 881188
(jheath2226@yahoo.co.uk)
Church Officers
Priest in Charge: Rev. Stephen Ball
01256 881071, temporary email
sb113lb@gmail.com)
(Please note: Stephens day off is Monday)
Assistant Priest: Rev. Sammie Armstrong 01189
816593 (sc.cedars@greenbee.net)
Curate (priest responsible for Bramley & Little
London: Rev. John Lenton 01256 880570
Licensed Lay Ministers :
Richard Elphick 01256 882860
Andrew Doggart 01256 880092
John Williams 01256 882705
Church Admin: Lisa Goodall 01256 882788
(lgoodall.work@gmail.com)
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ST. LEONARDS CHURCH, CHURCH END,

SHERFIELD ON LODDON, RG27 0JB
(no mail)
Churchwarden: Peter Gould 01256 882538
Churchwarden: Richard Elphick 01256 882860
Treasurer: Dan Farrow 01256 882680
Organist: Mike Abrams 01256 881188
Organist: Brian Archer 01256 882099
ST. MARYS CHURCH, STRATFIELD SAYE
Churchwarden: Dr. John Williams 01256 882705
Treasurer: Charles Atkinson 01256 882459
Organist: Dr. Gill Williams 01256 882705
ST. MARYS CHURCH, HARTLEY WESPALL
Churchwarden: Pip Iles 01256 880559
Treasurer: Michael Webster 01256 882413
Organist: Dr. Gill Williams 01256 882705
Organist: Andrew Doggart 01256 880092
MESSY CHURCH, SHERFIELD PARK
Leader: Peta Alvares 0777 2322202
Distribution:
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Loddon incl. Sherfield Park, Hartley Wespall,with
Stratfield Turgis, Stratfield Saye and Bramley.
Also available online.
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Stratfield Turgis Parish Annual General Meeting

Wine and nibbles will be provided.

Sunday 5th June

St Marys Stratfield Saye*

St Marys Hartley Wespall

Sherfield Community Centre

Sunday 12th June

Sherfield Village Green

Pippa Rose Harrison

Friday 10th June 2016

Holy Communion & Sunday Club

St Marys Hartley Wespall

Sunday 26th June

Theme The Good Shepherd

Sunday 3rd July

St Marys Stratfield Saye*

(and please advise of any food allergies).

St Marys Hartley Wespall

For more information and to book, please contact :

It is essential that you book

Peta Alvares: padalvares@gmail.com or on Facebook: messychurchsol

*Drive up close to the white gates, which will open automatically .

BREACH LANE CHAPEL

Following on the People who inspired me

Geoff Belsham 01256 882534 / 07519 708416

Services for June

House Group & Bible Study at 7 Pound Close,

Stall at the Village Fete

Songs of Praise on the Common

Family Worship led by Neil Owen including

Through the Roof Club led by Geoff Belsham

St. Leonards Church

I have always believed, ever since I can

coupled with the way he made

of supervit tablets from Mavis.

Carolyn stepped in very ably for Isobel,

The grand finale is reached following a

Thought for the Month

And this is my prayer: that your love may

part but out of your sheer grace.

Give thanks for the Queen and her

St Leonards Church Room is available for hire

admin@stleonardschurch.co.uk / 01256 882788

GARDEN MACHINERY SERVICES

Nows the time for servicing

STRATFIELD SAYE FETE COMMITTEE

will be a box of books which will be free to

We are aiming to raise money for a play

The Garage at Sherfield

Sherfield-on-Loddon, HOOK, Hants. RG27 0EZ

MOTs Cars and

Tel: 01256 882271

Contact Roy on 01256 861462

The Four Horseshoes

Tel: 01256 882296

Function room/skittle alley for hire please enquire

ASH BROOK INDEPENDANT

Independent family Funeral

Outgoing Mayors Award

organising sport for young

The Mayor makes an award at the end of

Sherfield on Loddon Parish Council